What US terror listing means for Muslim Brotherhood branches

The United States has designated branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan as terrorist organizations, according to statements issued by the US Departments of State and Treasury.

The decision follows executive orders signed late last year by President of the United States Donald Trump and, according to US officials, aims to protect the United States and its partners from what Washington described as the group’s support for terrorism.

US authorities said the Brotherhood presents itself publicly as legitimate civil organizations while, in practice, backing extremist groups, engaging in violence, and supporting destabilization campaigns.

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Designations and accusations

The State Department designated the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, also known as al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. Its Secretary-General, Mohammad Fawzi Taqoush, was also designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

The Treasury Department designated the Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt and Jordan as Specially Designated Global Terrorist entities, saying they conspired to undermine the sovereignty of their respective governments.

Lebanon

According to the State Department, the Lebanese branch coordinated with Hezbollah to launch rockets toward northern ‘Israel’ and worked with Hamas on planning additional attacks.

In July 2025, the Lebanese army reportedly dismantled a secret military training camp involving fighters from the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.

Egypt

The Treasury Department said the Egyptian branch maintained ties with Hamas through support for violent activities and fighters.

In 2024, the group allegedly helped organize and facilitate the movement of militants into Gaza in coordination with Hamas and discussed potential terrorist operations, according to the US statement.

Jordan

The Treasury Department noted that Jordan dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood by court order in 2020, but said the group continued operating illegally. US authorities claimed individuals linked to the organization established a terrorist structure in Jordan with external coordination, including rocket and explosives manufacturing and recruitment efforts.

The statement also said affiliated figures inside and outside Jordan raised funds through illegal means to support these activities. It cited the foiling of terrorist plots in April and May 2025, followed by Jordanian government measures imposing a total ban on the group, criminalizing its activities, seizing its assets, and closing its offices.

Legal and financial consequences

Under the designations, all assets and property interests belonging to the listed entities that fall under US jurisdiction are frozen. Americans are prohibited from engaging in financial or commercial dealings with the sanctioned groups and may face legal penalties for violations.

Non-US individuals who represent, belong to, or provide funding to the designated organizations are barred from entering the United States. The designations also criminalize the intentional provision of material support to the Lebanese branch and require the freezing of any entity owned 50 percent or more by sanctioned parties.